This is a bizarre one (to me anyway) as most of my aliments usually concern my hip, but I have a problem with my big toe. It's not anything to do with the nail, it's the main "bulk" of the toe. It's really tender, and actually creaks when I move it (I can hear it!).

My boyfriend's mum is a nurse and she had a wee look and thinks I might have arthritis in my toe. I have a doctor's appointment in the week, but does anyone else have any thoughts?

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Sounds like Osteoarthiritis to meUsually starts in the thumb or big toes and there isn't much they will do unless it gets very painful or moves to other areas.Worth getting checked out though just in case it's something else, gout springs to mind but it could be a few other things.

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I'm obviously cracking up...I've just been to a blood donation and I was told I can't donate for a year as my iron level was really low.

Boo!

Go to Glasgow at least once in your life and have a roll and square sliced sausage and a cup of tea. When you feel the tea coursing over your spice-singed tongue, you'll know what I mean when I say: 'It's good to be alive!'"

He wants to send me for an X Ray on my tow which I think it silly as I haven't injured it. After my operation, I haven't been taking any exercise! But he will also test for gout and arthritis.

He also said that my bloods show I'm anaemic so that's why I could not give blood.

Ah well...could be worse!

Go to Glasgow at least once in your life and have a roll and square sliced sausage and a cup of tea. When you feel the tea coursing over your spice-singed tongue, you'll know what I mean when I say: 'It's good to be alive!'"

That's true, you never know. We'll see what the X Ray says. I'm more concerned about the anaemia at the moment. I'm not sure what's happened there s I've never had a problem with my blood before.

rufio89 wrote:My Mum broke her arm when she was a kid by getting it tangled up in her bedcovers and then pulling it funny!

LOL. Sorry Rufio's mum, but I did chuckle at that!

Go to Glasgow at least once in your life and have a roll and square sliced sausage and a cup of tea. When you feel the tea coursing over your spice-singed tongue, you'll know what I mean when I say: 'It's good to be alive!'"

If you broke your big toe I am pretty sure you wouldn't be able to walk. They may be looking for calcification (excess bone growth) or fluids on the x rayEither way sounds like he is taking it seriouslyReport back when you know what it is

Although it's stopped hurting now, which is typical, but I'm still going anyway just so things are cleared up. Then it's more blood tests.

Ah, the glamour.

Go to Glasgow at least once in your life and have a roll and square sliced sausage and a cup of tea. When you feel the tea coursing over your spice-singed tongue, you'll know what I mean when I say: 'It's good to be alive!'"